Picture-frame.



E.- G. ANTHONY. PICTURE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIG. 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHBET 1.

4 TTURNEYSQ PATENTED JAN. 30,1906. B. G. ANTHONY.

PICTURE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAYlB. 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' w'mwu UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR Gr. ANTHONY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PICTURE-FRAME.

No. 811,355. A

Application filed May 16, 1905. Serial No. 260,624.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR G. ANTHONY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Picture-Frames, ofwhich the following is a specification, such as will enable thoseskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to frames for pictures; and the object thereof isto provide an improved frame of this class which may be composed of oneor more parts and which when composed of one part is formed from ablank'stamped or cut from sheet metal and which may be convenientlyfolded, so as to make a picture-frame which is especially designed foruse in connection with small pic tures, and which when composed of morethan one part or of a number of parts is also formed so that theseparate parts can be folded together so as to make a complete frame,the separate parts when extended being substantially of the form of theblank from which the picture-frame is made when composed of one piece orpart.

The invention is fully disclosed in the fol lowing specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate artsof my improvement are designated y suitable reference-characters in eachof the views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank which Iemploy when makingmy improved pictureframe of one piece or art; Fig. 2,a front view of the frame comp ete; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2; Fig. 4, a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a viewsimilar to Fig. 1, but showing the means employed for making apicture-frame of a number of parts; Fig. 6, a front view of apicture-frame complete when made from the parts shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7,a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 a section on the line 88 of Fig. 6.

In the practice of my invention as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, Icut from a suitable sheet of metal a frame member a, one side of whichis provided with a folding member a adapted to be folded along the linea and the opposite side of which is provided with a narrow folding stripa adapted to be folded along the line a and both ends of the framemember a are provided with narrow folding strips (1., adapted to befolded along the lines 5 M. In Fig. 2 I have shown a frame made from theblank shown in Fig. 1, and in form- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

ing this frame the folding side member a is folded over the frame memberto form the back of the pictured'rame, and the strips 0. and a are thenfolded backwardly and around the corresponding edges of the folding sidemember or back (L as clearly shown at b in Figs. 3 and 4. After theparts a a and a. have been folded in the manner described they aresecured together by headed and preferably ornamental fastening devices0, which are passed backwardly through the corners of the frame andthrough the side and end portions thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2and as also shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The fastening devices 0 may be of any desired form, and, if preferred,ordinary brads or similar fastening devices may be employed; but otherforms of fastening devices may be employed, as will be readilyunderstood.

In Figs. 5 to 8, inclusive, I have shown a frame composed of a mainframe member (1, a folding side or back member d a narrow folding strip(1 at the side of the frame member d opposite the folding side or backmember (1 and two end strips (1 all of said parts d (Z and at beinghinged to the main frame member cl, as shown at (i It will be observedthat the strip d opposite the folding side or back member d is not aslong as the frame member (1, the object of this being to provide meanswhereby the members (i and d may be folded over the back member (1without having the ends of the members (1 and d overlap. In making aframe from the parts shown in Fig. 5 the member (1 is folded over theframe members d to form the back of the frame, and the end members d andthe side member (1 are then folded over the corresponding edges of theback member (I and secured thereto by suitable fastening devices e,which are passed therethrough, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and suitableholes are provided for this purpose.

In both forms of construction the fastening devices 0 are preferablyprovided with ornamental heads, and in this way I may pro vide a frameof any desired strength or size, the parts (1, d d and cl being composedof any desired material.

In making the frame shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, any suitable sheetmetal may be employed, and in making the frame shown in Figs. 5 to 8,inclusive, wood or metal may be employed, and the frame members a and (1may be ornamented in any desired manner.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the chief feature ofmy invention consists in the main frame member and a folding side memberadapted to form the back of the complete frame, together with suitablemeans for holding the folding back member and the main frame membertogether.

My improved picture-frame is easily adapted for use in cases wherepictures are frequently changed, and especially for show and advertisingpurposes where it is desired to frequently change the picture or otherdevice in the frame, and by means of my im provement one card or picturemay be easily removed from the frame and another inserted wheneverdesired.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A frame of the class described, comprising a frame member having afolding side member at one side thereof adapted to be folded over and toform the back of the frame, folding endmembers and a folding stripopposite the folding side member adapted to be folded over thecorresponding edges of the side member, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. A frame of the class described, comprising a frame member having afolding side member at one side thereof adapted to be folded over and toform the back of the frame, folding end members and a folding stripopposite the side member adapted to be folded over the correspondingedges of the side member, and means for securing the said parts togetherat points around the frame member, substantially as shown and described.

3. A frame of the class described, composed of a blank stamped fromsheet metal and comprising aframe member, a folding side memberconnected with one side thereof and adapted to be folded over the framemember and to form the back of the frame, a folding strip opposite thefolding side member and folding end members at each end of the frame,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 10th day of May,1905.

EDGAR G. ANTHONY.

Witnesses:

O. E. MULREANY, C. J. KLEIN.

